ONGC’s overseas arm raises $2.2 billion from international markets

09 Jul 2014 Evaluate

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) - overseas arm - ONGC Videsh (OVL) has raised $2.2 billion from international markets. It has priced $1.5 billion and euro 525 million unsecured bonds in the international capital markets (Bonds). These Bonds are guaranteed by ONGC. The Reg S Bonds will be issued in dual currency with two tranches of $750 million each for 5-year and 10-year tenors respectively and one tranche of euro 525 million for 7 year tenor. The Bonds are rated Baa2 by Moody’s and BBB- by S&P. OVL intends to use the Bond proceeds to refinance its bridge loans availed for the recently concluded acquisitions of 16% stake in Rovuma Area 1, Offshore Mozambique.

The transaction is the largest ever Reg S bond deal from India to date. It was also the maiden offering by ONGC Videsh in the euro bond markets. The offering was oversubscribed approximately 4.5 times in USD and 3.6 times in euro. The 5-year USD Bonds were priced at T+ 160 bps bearing a fixed coupon of 3.250% per annum, equivalent to a price of 99.598 and a yield of 3.338% and the 10-year bond were priced at T+207.5 bps bearing a fixed coupon of 4.625% per annum, equivalent to a price of 99.454 and a yield of 4.694%. The 7-year Euro Bonds were priced at Euro MS+180 bps bearing a fixed coupon of 2.750% per annum, equivalent to a price of 99.623 and a yield of 2.810%.

The bonds saw a large geographic spread, with interested investors from Europe, US and Asia. The Investors’ base are Fund Managers, Banks, Private Banks and Insurance/Pension funds. BNP Paribas, Citigroup, DB, RBS and Standard Chartered acted as joint book-runners and lead managers for this issue.

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